John Francis Egan
Johnny Egan along with teammate Lenny Wilkens (RIHHoF 1967) were the first two superstars of Providence College basketball in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Together, under the tutelage of legendary coach Joe Mullaney (RIHHoF 1970), they brought the college’s basketball program into national basketball prominence. John Francis Egan was born in Hartford, Connecticut on